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• Nebraska closed a successful 2025-26 season by earning its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and its fourth in the past five years.
• The NCAA NET 28 Huskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten) notched their second NCAA Tournament victory in the past three seasons and their 10th in school history with a 75-56 run past Richmond in the NCAA First Four in Durham, N.C. (March 18).
• The No. 11 seed Huskers had their season come to an end against No. 6 seed and AP No. 21 Baylor, 67-62, in the first round at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke campus (March 20).
2025-26 Nebraska Season Highlights
• Final NCAA NET Ranking - 28
• NCAA First Round (No. 11 Seed / 18th NCAA Bid in School History)
• Third Consecutive NCAA Tournament Bid (2024, 2025, 2026)
• 10th All-Time NCAA Tournament Victory
• Four NCAA Bids in Last Five Seasons (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Six Consecutive Postseason Appearances
• Top 25 NCAA Statistical Rankings in All Three Shooting Categories
(9th, .790 FT%; 12th, .474 FG%; 18th, .357 3FG%, FT)
• Britt Prince - First-Team All-Big Ten
• Britt Prince - Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10
• Natalie Potts - Katrina McClain Award Preseason Top 20
• Britt Prince - Big Ten Statistical Champion - Free Throw Pct. (.912)
• Nebraska closed its 10th season under Head Coach Amy Williams with its fifth consecutive NCAA NET Top 45 ranking, closing the year at NET No. 28. Nebraska is one of only five current Big Ten schools (18) that have finished in the top five in the NET in each of the last five seasons, joining 2026 national champion UCLA, Maryland, Iowa and Ohio State in that esteemed group.
NCAA NET Top 45 Big Ten Teams, Each of Last 5 Years
1. Nebraska
2. UCLA
3. Maryland
4. Ohio State
5. Iowa
• The Huskers were one of the nation's elite offensive teams in 2025-26, ranking 19th in scoring offense (78.7 ppg), while finishing among the top 25 teams in all three major shooting categories, including field goal percentage (12th,.474), three-point field goal percentage (18th, .357) and free throw percentage (9th, .790).
• Nebraska was also one of the nation's most unselfish teams, ranking eighth in assists per game (18.2 apg) and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31). The Big Red also led the Big Ten and ranked 25th nationally in bench points (25.1 ppg).
Nebraska Offense - Top 25 NCAA Final Stat Rankings (2025-26)
Scoring - 19th (78.7 ppg)
FG% - 12th (.474)
3FG% - 18th (.357)
FT% - 9th (.790)
Assists Per Game - 8th (18.2 apg)
Assist-to-Turnover - 14th (1.31)
Bench Points - 25th (25.1 ppg)
• First-team All-Big Ten point guard Britt Prince led the Huskers throughout the season as one of the nation's most efficient players. The 5-11 sophomore was at her best in March Madness, averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steal in two games. In the final game against Baylor, Prince put up the second-best scoring performance ever by a Husker in an NCAA Tournament game with 27 points. Her effort followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in the win over Richmond. She hit 18-of-33 shots (.545), including 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000) in the NCAA Tournament.
• Prince, who started all 32 games for the Huskers, was a Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 selection. She led the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per contest. She finished with 12 20-point efforts on the year, including a pair of 30-point games. She scored double figures 29 times. She hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, including 45.7 percent of her threes and a spectacular 91.2 percent of her free throws.
• Midway through the season, Prince drained a school-record 56 straight free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play.
• Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) while leading Nebraska in rebounding (5.5 rpg). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., started Nebraska's final 12 games, including an eight-point effort in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond before adding a career-high-tying 11 rebounds against No. 21 Baylor. She also scored 23 points against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4).
• Hargrove, who opened Big Ten regular-season play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6), produced 22 double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including four 20-point games. She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). Hargrove also had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). She followed with her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the season in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• A high efficiency player, Hargrove hit 53.2 percent of her field goals, including 40.7 percent (24-59) of her threes. She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29).
• Junior Logan Nissley gives the Huskers a solid returning trio to build around for the 2026-27 campaign. Nissley, who started 19 straight games to close the season, was one of the most lethal long-range shooters in the nation. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., finished 12th nationally with her 43.3 three-point field goal percentage, which ranked third in the Big Ten. She led Nebraska with 65 threes on the year to push her career total to 179, which ranks sixth in Nebraska history. Nissley closed her season with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament. She averaged 11.4 points over her last 13 games, including a career-high 22 points on a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting against then-No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). She averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists despite battling nagging injuries throughout the season.
• The NCAA NET 28 Huskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten) notched their second NCAA Tournament victory in the past three seasons and their 10th in school history with a 75-56 run past Richmond in the NCAA First Four in Durham, N.C. (March 18).
• The No. 11 seed Huskers had their season come to an end against No. 6 seed and AP No. 21 Baylor, 67-62, in the first round at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke campus (March 20).
2025-26 Nebraska Season Highlights
• Final NCAA NET Ranking - 28
• NCAA First Round (No. 11 Seed / 18th NCAA Bid in School History)
• Third Consecutive NCAA Tournament Bid (2024, 2025, 2026)
• 10th All-Time NCAA Tournament Victory
• Four NCAA Bids in Last Five Seasons (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Six Consecutive Postseason Appearances
• Top 25 NCAA Statistical Rankings in All Three Shooting Categories
(9th, .790 FT%; 12th, .474 FG%; 18th, .357 3FG%, FT)
• Britt Prince - First-Team All-Big Ten
• Britt Prince - Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10
• Natalie Potts - Katrina McClain Award Preseason Top 20
• Britt Prince - Big Ten Statistical Champion - Free Throw Pct. (.912)
• Nebraska closed its 10th season under Head Coach Amy Williams with its fifth consecutive NCAA NET Top 45 ranking, closing the year at NET No. 28. Nebraska is one of only five current Big Ten schools (18) that have finished in the top five in the NET in each of the last five seasons, joining 2026 national champion UCLA, Maryland, Iowa and Ohio State in that esteemed group.
NCAA NET Top 45 Big Ten Teams, Each of Last 5 Years
1. Nebraska
2. UCLA
3. Maryland
4. Ohio State
5. Iowa
• The Huskers were one of the nation's elite offensive teams in 2025-26, ranking 19th in scoring offense (78.7 ppg), while finishing among the top 25 teams in all three major shooting categories, including field goal percentage (12th,.474), three-point field goal percentage (18th, .357) and free throw percentage (9th, .790).
• Nebraska was also one of the nation's most unselfish teams, ranking eighth in assists per game (18.2 apg) and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31). The Big Red also led the Big Ten and ranked 25th nationally in bench points (25.1 ppg).
Nebraska Offense - Top 25 NCAA Final Stat Rankings (2025-26)
Scoring - 19th (78.7 ppg)
FG% - 12th (.474)
3FG% - 18th (.357)
FT% - 9th (.790)
Assists Per Game - 8th (18.2 apg)
Assist-to-Turnover - 14th (1.31)
Bench Points - 25th (25.1 ppg)
• First-team All-Big Ten point guard Britt Prince led the Huskers throughout the season as one of the nation's most efficient players. The 5-11 sophomore was at her best in March Madness, averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steal in two games. In the final game against Baylor, Prince put up the second-best scoring performance ever by a Husker in an NCAA Tournament game with 27 points. Her effort followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in the win over Richmond. She hit 18-of-33 shots (.545), including 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000) in the NCAA Tournament.
• Prince, who started all 32 games for the Huskers, was a Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 selection. She led the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per contest. She finished with 12 20-point efforts on the year, including a pair of 30-point games. She scored double figures 29 times. She hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, including 45.7 percent of her threes and a spectacular 91.2 percent of her free throws.
• Midway through the season, Prince drained a school-record 56 straight free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play.
• Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) while leading Nebraska in rebounding (5.5 rpg). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., started Nebraska's final 12 games, including an eight-point effort in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond before adding a career-high-tying 11 rebounds against No. 21 Baylor. She also scored 23 points against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4).
• Hargrove, who opened Big Ten regular-season play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6), produced 22 double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including four 20-point games. She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). Hargrove also had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). She followed with her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the season in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• A high efficiency player, Hargrove hit 53.2 percent of her field goals, including 40.7 percent (24-59) of her threes. She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29).
• Junior Logan Nissley gives the Huskers a solid returning trio to build around for the 2026-27 campaign. Nissley, who started 19 straight games to close the season, was one of the most lethal long-range shooters in the nation. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., finished 12th nationally with her 43.3 three-point field goal percentage, which ranked third in the Big Ten. She led Nebraska with 65 threes on the year to push her career total to 179, which ranks sixth in Nebraska history. Nissley closed her season with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament. She averaged 11.4 points over her last 13 games, including a career-high 22 points on a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting against then-No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). She averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists despite battling nagging injuries throughout the season.
Prince Captures All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska's Britt Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and second-team accolades from the coaches when the conference announced its annual awards March 3.
• As a sophomore, the 5-11 point guard from Omaha averaged a team-best 17.9 points per game while hitting 53.5 percent (213-398) of her shots from the field, including 42-of-92 threes (.457).
• Prince, who advanced to the list of 10 players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 (Feb. 2), was also a member of the Lieberman Award Preseason Top 20.
• She produced two 30-point performances, 12 20-point efforts and 29 double-figure scoring games in 2025-26. She closed the year with 27 points against No. 21 Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C. (March 20). It was the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in school history.
• Prince's effort against Baylor followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (March 18). It came after a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4), which trailed her first career double-double with 14 points and career highs of 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28).
• Over the last five games of 2025-26, Prince averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals, including 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals while hitting the game-winning three-pointer in a 66-65 win at Washington (Feb. 22). It was her fifth 20-point scoring effort in regular-season Big Ten play.
• Prince was the MVP of the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25) after leading the Huskers to a tournament title with 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 91-82 win over NET 36 Virginia. The Cavaliers went on to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and finished the year ranked in the top 25. She averaged 24.0 points and 6.5 assists in the tournament, including 18 points and a season-high seven assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• She established her career high with 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• Prince produced a 28-point, six-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes and all six of her free throws.
• She put up 27 points at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1), when she added five rebounds and four steals.
• Prince had 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).
• Prince opened Big Ten play with 20 points in a win at Penn State (Dec. 6), before adding 20 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She had 20 points and seven assists in a win over Indiana (Jan. 8).
• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high-tying 24 points against tourney champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 16, 2025), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.
• She averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.
• Prince will enter her junior season with 975 points, 251 rebounds, 255 assists and 98 steals over 62 games with 62 starts in her Husker career. She is poised to become the 39th 1,000-point scorer in school history.
Potts Prepares for 2027, After 2026 Redshirt Year
• Nebraska's Britt Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and second-team accolades from the coaches when the conference announced its annual awards March 3.
• As a sophomore, the 5-11 point guard from Omaha averaged a team-best 17.9 points per game while hitting 53.5 percent (213-398) of her shots from the field, including 42-of-92 threes (.457).
• Prince, who advanced to the list of 10 players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 (Feb. 2), was also a member of the Lieberman Award Preseason Top 20.
• She produced two 30-point performances, 12 20-point efforts and 29 double-figure scoring games in 2025-26. She closed the year with 27 points against No. 21 Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Durham, N.C. (March 20). It was the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in school history.
• Prince's effort against Baylor followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (March 18). It came after a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4), which trailed her first career double-double with 14 points and career highs of 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28).
• Over the last five games of 2025-26, Prince averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals, including 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals while hitting the game-winning three-pointer in a 66-65 win at Washington (Feb. 22). It was her fifth 20-point scoring effort in regular-season Big Ten play.
• Prince was the MVP of the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25) after leading the Huskers to a tournament title with 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 91-82 win over NET 36 Virginia. The Cavaliers went on to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and finished the year ranked in the top 25. She averaged 24.0 points and 6.5 assists in the tournament, including 18 points and a season-high seven assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• She established her career high with 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• Prince produced a 28-point, six-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes and all six of her free throws.
• She put up 27 points at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1), when she added five rebounds and four steals.
• Prince had 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).
• Prince opened Big Ten play with 20 points in a win at Penn State (Dec. 6), before adding 20 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She had 20 points and seven assists in a win over Indiana (Jan. 8).
• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high-tying 24 points against tourney champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 16, 2025), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.
• She averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.
• Prince will enter her junior season with 975 points, 251 rebounds, 255 assists and 98 steals over 62 games with 62 starts in her Husker career. She is poised to become the 39th 1,000-point scorer in school history.
Potts Prepares for 2027, After 2026 Redshirt Year
• Nebraska redshirt sophomore Natalie Potts redshirted during the 2025-26 season while recovering from a knee injury suffered in the fifth game of the 2024-25 season.
• Potts was nearing full strength at the close of the 2025-26 campaign and is expected to be fully participating in Nebraska's postseason, summer and preseason workouts ahead of 2026-27.
• Potts, who announced her plans on Jan. 29 to return for her fourth year at Nebraska, will have up to three years of eligibility remaining.
• “I am making slow but steady progress, and I appreciate the thoughts and encouragement of Husker fans everywhere,” Potts said. “I love my teammates and coaches and will give them my full support as we push for the postseason. I really want to be out there fighting to win with them, but I am just not in position to do that yet.”
• Potts, who was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, suffered a knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 season against North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024, and is eligible for a medical hardship in 2024-25.
• She hoped to return to practice midway through the 2025-26 season, but her participation was limited while she regained strength. Potts returned to active participation in Nebraska game-day shoot-arounds, but did not return to competition.
• Potts, who earned a spot on the preseason top 20 list for the Katrina McClain Award, redshirted in 2025-26.
• “Natalie is working diligently and progressing with her rehabilitation,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “At this time, we believe that it is in the best interest of her long-term health to give her more time to continue to progress and gain confidence with her return to full participation.”
• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the season.
• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering her injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Huskers In the NCAA Tournament
• Nebraska made its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance and its 12th since 2007 (last 19 tournaments) in 2025-26.
• The Huskers own 10 all-time NCAA Tournament wins after their 75-56 First Four win over fellow No. 11 seed Richmond (March 18, 2026). The No. 6 seed Huskers defeated No. 11 seed Texas A&M in the first round in Corvallis, Ore., in 2024.
• The Huskers advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2010 and 2013.
• Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Second Round on seven occasions.
• Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after going 29-0 in the regular season. The Huskers were the first Big 12 Conference team in history to go through an unbeaten conference regular season (16-0). NU defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, before knocking off No. 8 UCLA in Minneapolis in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Big Red earned a No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament title. Nebraska defeated No. 13 Fresno State in Los Angeles, before falling to No. 5 BYU at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the second round.
• The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 6 seed in 2013, defeating No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station after defeating No. 11 seed Chattanooga.
• Nebraska also earned a No. 6 seed in 2024 in Corvallis, defeating No. 11 Texas A&M before falling to No. 3 Oregon State.
• The Huskers won their first and only NCAA Tournament home game as a No. 6 seed by beating San Diego at the Devaney Center in 1993.
Nebraska Excels in NCAA, Big Ten Stat Rankings
• Nebraska ranked among the top 25 teams in 8 NCAA categories in 2025-26.
• Assists Per Game - 18.2 ranked 8th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FT% - .790 ranked 9th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FG% - .474 ranked 12th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.31 ranked 14th nationally and 5th in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,701 ranked 16th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• 3FG% - .357 ranked 18th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 78.7 ppg ranked 19th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Bench Scoring - 25.1 ppg ranked 25th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska hit 35.7 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaged 7.9 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup in 2025-26.
• Five Huskers shot 34 percent or better from long range: Britt Prince (.457), Logan Nissley (.433), Amiah Hargrove (.407), Hailey Weaver (.414) and Callin Hake (.349).
• In Big Ten play, the Huskers knocked down 35.5 percent of their threes while averaging 7.7 makes per game.
Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska challenged the school record for best team free throw percentage in Husker history, hitting 79 percent (407-515) from the line. In 2013-14, the Big Ten Tournament champion Huskers hit a school-record 79.6 percent (507-635) of their free throws.
• The top six Huskers in minutes played all shot 75 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.912), Callin Hake (.880), Logan Nissley (.857), Amiah Hargrove (.803), Eliza Maupin (.772) and Jessica Petrie (.767).
• Britt Prince was Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard finished as the Big Ten stat champion by hitting 91.2 percent (104-114) of her free throw attempts. She set a school record (men's or women's basketball) by hitting 56 consecutive makes, which was snapped on her first free throw attempt against Iowa. She made 66-of-71 (.934) in Big Ten play.
• Cathy Owen owns the Nebraska season free throw percentage record (.950, 57-60) with a minimum of 50 made free throws required. Former Husker point guard Rachel Theriot, an Ohio native and long-time European professional, hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws in 2014-15. Prince, Theriot and Owen currently own five of the top-six season free throw shooting percentages in Nebraska history, including Prince's 87.2 percent (68-78) as a freshman last season.
Husker Forwards Produce Career Years
• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove proved herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. Hargrove ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and led the Big Red in rebounding (5.5 rpg) while starting Nebraska's final 12 games of the season.
• Hargrove's 393 total points were 237 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also more than tripled her total steals in 2025-26 (21) compared to 2024-25 (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), and entered the NCAA Tournament after putting up 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. She notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• Hargrove averaged 13.7 points in Big Ten games-only.
• Junior Jessica Petrie totaled 340 points, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 (2024-25) in similar minutes. Petrie's 32 blocked shots and 31 steals were also career bests, exceeding her previous career total of 12 steals through her first two seasons combined as a Husker. She had 20 blocks in 2024-25.
• Senior Eliza Maupin scored 191 points for the Huskers through her 26 games, surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's seven three-pointers in 2025-26 far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons combined at K-State. Her 70 made field goals and 44 free throws made were also the most in a season during her career, while her 18 blocks also exceeded her previous career season high.
Hake Leads Big Ten as SAIC Chair; NU SAAC President
• Callin Hake proved herself a leader on and off the court in her four seasons at Nebraska, and the senior from Victoria, Minn., was elected President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2024-25 before serving Nebraska in that role again in 2025-26.
• Hake, who was Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women's basketball in 2025 and 2026, was the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner across all NU women's sports in 2024-25.
• In 2025-26, Hake took on additional responsibilities across the conference as the chair of the Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC).
• On the court, Hake averaged 7.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists while ranking second on the team with 1.3 steals. She also led the Big Red with a school-record 33 offensive fouls drawn. She finished with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked among the best players in the Big Ten.
• Hake tied career highs with 17 points and five three-pointers while dishing out six assists with no turnovers in a win over Omaha (Dec. 9). She produced nine double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26 - Richmond (14), Northwestern (13), Creighton (13), Northwestern State (13), Purdue (11), Virginia (11), UCLA (10) and Cal Baptist (10), while distributing a career-high eight assists in a Big Ten-opening win over Penn State.
• In 2024-25, Hake earned 30 starts and averaged 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals, while scoring in double figures nine times.
• Hake produced her best performance with a career-high 17 points and a then-career-best seven assists, while knocking down back-to-back threes in OT in a 94-90 win over Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She established her career high with 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Hake was NU's leading scorer with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska's win over Penn State (Jan. 5, 2025).
• She had 16 points on a career-high five three-pointers to go with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26, 2024).
• The 5-8 guard averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists while competing in all 35 games with five starts to help the Huskers advance to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
• Hake was also the Nebraska women’s basketball Lifter of the Year in 2023 and 2025.
• Hake is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection while double-majoring in management and marketing at Nebraska. She was also a three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII choice (2024, 2025, 2026) and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025).
• She earned a prestigious Nebraska Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024. She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Hake Heads List of Graduating Huskers
• Callin Hake provided veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Britt Prince, Logan Nissley and Jessica Petrie as returning starters from the 2024-25 season for the Huskers.
• Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 assists, including a 14-point performance on 4-of-5 three-point shooting in an NCAA Tournament First Four win over Richmond (March 18). She produced 42 steals and led the Big Red with a school-record 33 charges drawn in 2025-26. Hake scored double figures nine times as a senior, including a season-high 17 vs. Omaha.
• Senior forward Eliza Maupin added 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds while starting 10 games in her only season as a Husker in 2025-26. Maupin, a Kansas State transfer, played sparingly in the NCAA Tournament while recovering from an ankle injury suffered in the first half of Nebraska's setback at Oregon (Feb. 16). She played in 26 games on the season and hit 51.5 percent of her field goals on the year.
• Graduate guard Hailey Weaver added 13 starts early in the season for the Huskers. The 6-0 transfer from Northwestern averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing in 31 of Nebraska's 32 games in 2025-26. She averaged 12.2 minutes per game on the season.
• Potts was nearing full strength at the close of the 2025-26 campaign and is expected to be fully participating in Nebraska's postseason, summer and preseason workouts ahead of 2026-27.
• Potts, who announced her plans on Jan. 29 to return for her fourth year at Nebraska, will have up to three years of eligibility remaining.
• “I am making slow but steady progress, and I appreciate the thoughts and encouragement of Husker fans everywhere,” Potts said. “I love my teammates and coaches and will give them my full support as we push for the postseason. I really want to be out there fighting to win with them, but I am just not in position to do that yet.”
• Potts, who was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, suffered a knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 season against North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024, and is eligible for a medical hardship in 2024-25.
• She hoped to return to practice midway through the 2025-26 season, but her participation was limited while she regained strength. Potts returned to active participation in Nebraska game-day shoot-arounds, but did not return to competition.
• Potts, who earned a spot on the preseason top 20 list for the Katrina McClain Award, redshirted in 2025-26.
• “Natalie is working diligently and progressing with her rehabilitation,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “At this time, we believe that it is in the best interest of her long-term health to give her more time to continue to progress and gain confidence with her return to full participation.”
• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the season.
• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering her injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Huskers In the NCAA Tournament
• Nebraska made its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance and its 12th since 2007 (last 19 tournaments) in 2025-26.
• The Huskers own 10 all-time NCAA Tournament wins after their 75-56 First Four win over fellow No. 11 seed Richmond (March 18, 2026). The No. 6 seed Huskers defeated No. 11 seed Texas A&M in the first round in Corvallis, Ore., in 2024.
• The Huskers advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2010 and 2013.
• Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Second Round on seven occasions.
• Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after going 29-0 in the regular season. The Huskers were the first Big 12 Conference team in history to go through an unbeaten conference regular season (16-0). NU defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, before knocking off No. 8 UCLA in Minneapolis in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Big Red earned a No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament title. Nebraska defeated No. 13 Fresno State in Los Angeles, before falling to No. 5 BYU at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the second round.
• The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 6 seed in 2013, defeating No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station after defeating No. 11 seed Chattanooga.
• Nebraska also earned a No. 6 seed in 2024 in Corvallis, defeating No. 11 Texas A&M before falling to No. 3 Oregon State.
• The Huskers won their first and only NCAA Tournament home game as a No. 6 seed by beating San Diego at the Devaney Center in 1993.
Nebraska Excels in NCAA, Big Ten Stat Rankings
• Nebraska ranked among the top 25 teams in 8 NCAA categories in 2025-26.
• Assists Per Game - 18.2 ranked 8th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FT% - .790 ranked 9th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FG% - .474 ranked 12th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.31 ranked 14th nationally and 5th in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,701 ranked 16th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• 3FG% - .357 ranked 18th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 78.7 ppg ranked 19th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Bench Scoring - 25.1 ppg ranked 25th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska hit 35.7 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaged 7.9 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup in 2025-26.
• Five Huskers shot 34 percent or better from long range: Britt Prince (.457), Logan Nissley (.433), Amiah Hargrove (.407), Hailey Weaver (.414) and Callin Hake (.349).
• In Big Ten play, the Huskers knocked down 35.5 percent of their threes while averaging 7.7 makes per game.
Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska challenged the school record for best team free throw percentage in Husker history, hitting 79 percent (407-515) from the line. In 2013-14, the Big Ten Tournament champion Huskers hit a school-record 79.6 percent (507-635) of their free throws.
• The top six Huskers in minutes played all shot 75 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.912), Callin Hake (.880), Logan Nissley (.857), Amiah Hargrove (.803), Eliza Maupin (.772) and Jessica Petrie (.767).
• Britt Prince was Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard finished as the Big Ten stat champion by hitting 91.2 percent (104-114) of her free throw attempts. She set a school record (men's or women's basketball) by hitting 56 consecutive makes, which was snapped on her first free throw attempt against Iowa. She made 66-of-71 (.934) in Big Ten play.
• Cathy Owen owns the Nebraska season free throw percentage record (.950, 57-60) with a minimum of 50 made free throws required. Former Husker point guard Rachel Theriot, an Ohio native and long-time European professional, hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws in 2014-15. Prince, Theriot and Owen currently own five of the top-six season free throw shooting percentages in Nebraska history, including Prince's 87.2 percent (68-78) as a freshman last season.
Husker Forwards Produce Career Years
• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove proved herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. Hargrove ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and led the Big Red in rebounding (5.5 rpg) while starting Nebraska's final 12 games of the season.
• Hargrove's 393 total points were 237 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also more than tripled her total steals in 2025-26 (21) compared to 2024-25 (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), and entered the NCAA Tournament after putting up 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. She notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• Hargrove averaged 13.7 points in Big Ten games-only.
• Junior Jessica Petrie totaled 340 points, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 (2024-25) in similar minutes. Petrie's 32 blocked shots and 31 steals were also career bests, exceeding her previous career total of 12 steals through her first two seasons combined as a Husker. She had 20 blocks in 2024-25.
• Senior Eliza Maupin scored 191 points for the Huskers through her 26 games, surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's seven three-pointers in 2025-26 far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons combined at K-State. Her 70 made field goals and 44 free throws made were also the most in a season during her career, while her 18 blocks also exceeded her previous career season high.
Hake Leads Big Ten as SAIC Chair; NU SAAC President
• Callin Hake proved herself a leader on and off the court in her four seasons at Nebraska, and the senior from Victoria, Minn., was elected President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2024-25 before serving Nebraska in that role again in 2025-26.
• Hake, who was Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women's basketball in 2025 and 2026, was the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner across all NU women's sports in 2024-25.
• In 2025-26, Hake took on additional responsibilities across the conference as the chair of the Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC).
• On the court, Hake averaged 7.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists while ranking second on the team with 1.3 steals. She also led the Big Red with a school-record 33 offensive fouls drawn. She finished with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked among the best players in the Big Ten.
• Hake tied career highs with 17 points and five three-pointers while dishing out six assists with no turnovers in a win over Omaha (Dec. 9). She produced nine double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26 - Richmond (14), Northwestern (13), Creighton (13), Northwestern State (13), Purdue (11), Virginia (11), UCLA (10) and Cal Baptist (10), while distributing a career-high eight assists in a Big Ten-opening win over Penn State.
• In 2024-25, Hake earned 30 starts and averaged 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals, while scoring in double figures nine times.
• Hake produced her best performance with a career-high 17 points and a then-career-best seven assists, while knocking down back-to-back threes in OT in a 94-90 win over Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She established her career high with 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Hake was NU's leading scorer with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska's win over Penn State (Jan. 5, 2025).
• She had 16 points on a career-high five three-pointers to go with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26, 2024).
• The 5-8 guard averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists while competing in all 35 games with five starts to help the Huskers advance to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
• Hake was also the Nebraska women’s basketball Lifter of the Year in 2023 and 2025.
• Hake is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection while double-majoring in management and marketing at Nebraska. She was also a three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII choice (2024, 2025, 2026) and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025).
• She earned a prestigious Nebraska Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024. She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Hake Heads List of Graduating Huskers
• Callin Hake provided veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Britt Prince, Logan Nissley and Jessica Petrie as returning starters from the 2024-25 season for the Huskers.
• Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 assists, including a 14-point performance on 4-of-5 three-point shooting in an NCAA Tournament First Four win over Richmond (March 18). She produced 42 steals and led the Big Red with a school-record 33 charges drawn in 2025-26. Hake scored double figures nine times as a senior, including a season-high 17 vs. Omaha.
• Senior forward Eliza Maupin added 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds while starting 10 games in her only season as a Husker in 2025-26. Maupin, a Kansas State transfer, played sparingly in the NCAA Tournament while recovering from an ankle injury suffered in the first half of Nebraska's setback at Oregon (Feb. 16). She played in 26 games on the season and hit 51.5 percent of her field goals on the year.
• Graduate guard Hailey Weaver added 13 starts early in the season for the Huskers. The 6-0 transfer from Northwestern averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing in 31 of Nebraska's 32 games in 2025-26. She averaged 12.2 minutes per game on the season.
• In addition to three players completing their eligibility, junior Jessica Petrie, sophomore Petra Bozan, sophomore Claire Johnson and freshman Alanna Neale will not return to the Huskers in 2026-27. Petrie was Nebraska's No. 3 scorer (11.3 ppg) and No. 2 rebounder (4.8 rpg) while leading the Huskers with 32 blocks on the year. She started 23 games and averaged 23 minutes per contest.
Bozan added 19 starts while playing in all 32 games. The 6-3 forward/center managed 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in nearly 15 minutes per game. Johnson averaged 3.5 points over 31 games off the bench, including 1.8 points over 18 conference games. Neale played in eight non-conference games but did not see Big Ten regular season or postseason action.
• Allison Weidner had her third consecutive season come to a premature end when she suffered a right knee injury in practice on Jan. 11, 2025. The 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., had played in 15 of NU's first 16 games and was coming off her best performance of the year with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8, 2025).
• She underwent her most recent knee surgery on Jan. 28, 2025, and is working to return for a sixth season as a Husker in 2026-27 while trying to complete her master's degree in educational psychology from Nebraska. Weidner earned her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2024.
• In 61 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over the past two seasons because of leg injuries (first left, then right).
• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.
• She averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).
• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career in the loss to No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 28). She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.
• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25.
Nebraska's Big Ten Journey
• The Huskers opened the season 12-0 before suffering a 74-66 loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). A road loss at No. 14 Iowa (86-76) followed on New Year's Day before back-to-back home wins over Purdue and Indiana (78-73, Jan. 8), moved the Big Red to 3-2 in the conference.
• Nebraska's season has included NET top-50 wins at Washington (25), a home win over Illinois (30) and neutral site wins over Virginia (36), Richmond (37) and North Dakota State (47).
• After a home loss to No. 4 UCLA, the Huskers suffered back-to-back one-possession road losses at No. 15 Michigan State and Wisconsin, before rebounding with back-to-back home wins over Illinois and Northwestern to close January.
• Nebraska opened February with six consecutive losses - all to NET top-25 teams, including four on the road. The Huskers bounced back with a road win at Washington (Feb. 22) before closing the season with a home win over Rutgers (Feb. 28) to finish 7-11 in the conference.
• Ten of Nebraska's 12 losses this season have come to current NET top-25 Big Ten teams, including NET 2 UCLA, at NET 6 Michigan, at NET 9 Minnesota, twice to NET 10 Iowa, NET 14 Maryland, at NET 15 Ohio State, NET 17 Michigan State, NET 22 USC and at NET 24 Oregon. NU's other setbacks were a one-possession midweek losses at Wisconsin (63-60,
Jan. 21) and to NET 54 Indiana in Indianapolis (72-69, March 4).
• Despite several double-digit final scores, the Huskers have been in nearly every game in the closing minutes. In nine of Nebraska's 12 losses, the Big Red were within two possessions of their opponents in the final six minutes.
• In 2024-25, Nebraska earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 10-8 Big Ten mark and a No. 40 NET ranking. Nebraska's No. 28 NET ranking in 2025-26 was as good or better than six Big Ten teams that earned NCAA berths in 2025. Four of those six Big Ten teams won NCAA Tournament games, including NET 28 Maryland, which advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Illinois (32), Indiana (35) and Oregon (41) also earned wins while Nebraska (40) and Washington (43) both suffered losses by five points or less.
Nissley Joins Prince, Hargrove as Returning Starters
• Senior-to-be Logan Nissley will be back to join juniors-to-be Britt Prince and Amiah Hargrove as returning starters for Nebraska in 2026-27.
• Nissley, a 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., averaged a career-best 8.9 points to go with 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a junior for the Huskers. She started 19 consecutive games to close the season and hit a career-best 43.3 percent (65-150) of her three-pointers.
• Nissley finished third in the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage (.433).
• She erupted for her best game of the 2025-26 season with a career-high 22 points on a career-high six three-pointers against No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). Nissley hit 6-of-12 threes against the Terps and moved up to No. 6 on Nebraska's career three-point list with 179.
• The effort surpassed her previous season-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting (2-of-4 3FG) while adding three assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She also hit for 15 points, five rebounds and five assists despite battling illness at Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She finished with 14 double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26, including eight over the final 13 games. Nissley capped her year with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament first round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). She hit 3-of-6 three against the Bears.
• Nissley added 12 points and four rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana (March 4).
• She had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She added five rebounds against the Wildcats.
• Nissley scored 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1).
• She added 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, while pitching in a team-high five rebounds to go with four assists in a Big Ten road win at Penn State (Dec. 6).
• She contributed 12 points and four assists at Minnesota (Feb. 12).
• She added 11 points in a Big Ten win over Indiana (Jan. 8), before putting up 11 more points against No. 4 UCLA (Jan. 11). She also had 11 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting in just 15 minutes in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida (Nov. 24).
• Nissley followed with 10 points, five rebounds, a career-high seven assists with no turnovers, and two steals in a win over Bradley (Dec. 3).
• She also scored 10 points against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29), before earning her first start of the season at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Nissley, who missed Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri and an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24) with a lower leg injury, came off the bench to produce eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in the season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• She missed NU's wins over Samford (Nov. 8) and Creighton (Nov. 12) before returning to the court for three points, two rebounds and an assist in a win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16). Nissley added seven points, two rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• She averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore in 2024-25. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• In 2023-24, Nissley helped the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game by making 10 starts down the stretch. The Big Ten All-Freshman selection averaged 7.0 points while hitting 39.9 percent (59-148) of her three-point attempts over 35 games.
Husker Roster Filled with State Players of the Year
• The 2025-26 Nebraska women’s basketball roster featured three state players of the year in basketball, who won their respective awards from their home states from 2021 to 2024.
• The trio of Natalie Potts (Missouri, 2021, 2023), Logan Nissley (North Dakota, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Britt Prince (Nebraska, 2023, 2024) combined for seven total state basketball player-of-the-year honors, while adding a pair of state volleyball player-of-the-year awards (Nissley, North Dakota, 2021, 2022).
• In addition, Allison Weidner was the Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports in 2021, while Britt Prince added a Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year award over all sports in 2024.
• Prince (2,491) and Weidner (2,282) combined for 4,773 points during their Nebraska High School careers.
• While Amiah Hargrove was not the overall Illinois state player of the year, she was the Illinois Class 1A Player of the Year in 2023 and was named the Southern Illinois Player of the Year three times (2022, 2023, 2024).
• Hargrove (2,774), Potts (2,108) and Nissley (1,664) combined for 6,546 points in their high school careers, while Hargrove and Potts each added more than 1,000 career rebounds.
• The Huskers will add two more state high school players of the year with Ashlyn Koupal and Maddi Stewart joining the Big Red in 2026-27.
• The first McDonald's High School All-American in Husker history, Koupal was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026). The No. 10 recruit in the nation according to 247 Sports and No. 22 by ESPN, Koupal was a Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year Midseason Top 25 in 2026. Koupal totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career. She averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior at Wagner Community High School.
• Stewart was the MaxPreps Oklahoma High School Player of the Year as a senior in 2026 after leading Lincoln Christian High School in Tulsa to its second straight state championship. Stewart was the No. 80 recruit in the nation according to 247 Sports, while also ranking among the ESPN Top 100. She totaled a school-record 1,735 points in her prep career, after averaging 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a senior.
Huskers Ranked for Seven Weeks in AP Top 25
• Nebraska slipped out of the AP Top 25 (Jan. 26) after spending seven consecutive weeks (six polls) in the rankings. The Huskers received votes in each AP poll until going without a vote on Feb. 9. Nebraska continued to receive votes in the WBCA/USA Today Top 25 (Feb. 10 & 17).
• Eight Big Ten teams finished the season in the AP Top 25 (April 6) led by national champion UCLA, No. 7 Michigan, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 16 Iowa, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 20 Maryland, No. 22 Michigan State and No. 25 Washington.
• Nebraska played 11 games against teams that finished in the AP Top 25, including wins away from home over No. 19 Virginia and No. 25 Washington.
• The Huskers made their first appearance in the WBCA/USA Today Top 25 on Dec. 16, coming in at No. 25 with 63 points. They moved to 24th with 95 points (Dec. 23), before slipping back to No. 25 (44 points, Dec. 30). NU fell out of the poll but received votes in each poll in January.
• The Huskers were ranked in the AP Top 25 for seven straight weeks to open 2024-25, before falling out of the rankings Dec. 23, following a 72-61 road loss at then-No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21).
Koupal Named McDonald's High School All-American
• Nebraska signee Ashlyn Koupal earned one of 24 roster spots for the McDonald's High School All-American Game ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four in Phoenix. The final rosters for the McDonald's boys and girls All-American games were announced on Monday, Feb. 2.
• Koupal, a 6-3 senior from Wagner, S.D., became the first McDonald's All-American in school history, claiming one of 12 spots on the West Team. As a senior, Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals while shooting 63.8 percent from the field, including 46.4 percent from three-point range for Wagner Community High School. She totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 253 steals and 383 blocked shots in her career.
• Koupal is also the first girls McDonald's High School All-American in South Dakota history.
• She set the Wagner High School single-game scoring record with a 42-point performance as a senior and broke the school's career scoring record previously held by her aunt, Mandy Koupal, who was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year (2003, 2004) at South Dakota.
• Ashlyn Koupal is one six high school players who signed with Big Ten schools during the early period in November to earn spots in the McDonald's All-American Game, which was held at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix (March 31) ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• Koupal also became Nebraska's first-ever Jordan Brand All-America selection.She is scheduled to play in that All-America game (April 17).
Huskers Sign Three Top 100 High School Recruits
• Nebraska signed a trio of top-100 high school seniors from the Midwest on the opening day of the national signing period on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
• Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year candidate and McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-American Ashlyn Koupal (South Dakota), Ava Miles (Missouri) and Maddi Stewart (Oklahoma) plan to join Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and the Huskers as true freshmen for the 2026-27 campaign.
• "We are thrilled that these three talented, hard-working, driven young women have chosen to join our Husker family," Williams said. "Ashlyn, Ava and Maddi each bring the skills, intelligence, character and work ethic to thrive as Huskers and will be instrumental in helping us continue to raise the bar in our program."
• One of the highest ranked recruits in Husker history, Koupal (pronounced - KO-pull) was the No. 22 player in the ESPN Top 100. The 6-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., was also ranked as a five-star recruit as the No. 10 player in the current 247 Sports rankings (No. 13 composite), as the No. 3 power forward in the nation. A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026), Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior in leading Wagner Community High School to the Class A state tournament in 2025-26. She averaged 22.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 3.5 blocks and 2.3 steals in fueling Wagner's run to the state tournament in 2025. She also produced one quadruple-double, two triple-doubles and 10 double-doubles as a junior. She averaged better than 20 points per game in each of her four high school seasons. A four-time all-state selection, Koupal helped Wagner to a Class A state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2023. Koupal is also an outstanding student, carrying a 4.0 GPA.
• Koupal totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career. She averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior at Wagner Community High School.
• Koupal, who chose Nebraska over Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and TCU, was one of 45 high school players from across the country invited to the 2025 USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp during the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• An outstanding all-around athlete, Koupal won her fifth consecutive South Dakota Class A state high jump championship as a junior in 2025. She also notched 12 kills to help the Red Raider volleyball team clinch a berth in the 2025 South Dakota Class A state tournament.
• "Ashlyn has great versatility, which makes her a dangerous threat to score both inside and out," Williams said. "She makes those around her better with her ability to pass and defend at a high level. She has a strong desire to be great, and the work ethic to match. She is going to have a tremendous career as a Husker."
• A four-star recruit who was ranked No. 69 nationally by ESPN and No. 70 by 247 Sports, Miles was ranked as the No. 14 shooting guard in the country by 247 Sports. The No. 3 ranked recruit in the state of Missouri, Miles, who committed to Nebraska in July of 2025, led Staley to back-to-back Class 6 runner-up finishes, falling to national power Incarnate Word Academy in both championship games. She helped Staley to a 29-3 record as a senior, after powering the Falcons to a 29-2 mark as a junior when she averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She also hit 50.1 percent of her shots from the floor, including 33.3 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior.
• A three-time adidas All-American, Miles was a three-time all-state pick and a four-time all-district and all-conference choice. She was the 2025 Greater Kansas City Conference Player of the Year.
• "Ava is an outstanding all-around player who is going to bring energy to the court and the locker room every day," Williams said. "She is a high-level communicator with the ability to create in transition and score at all three levels. She is willing to do all the little things to help her team win. Husker fans are going to love watching her energy and enthusiasm on the court."
• Miles said she chose Nebraska over Maryland and Michigan State.
• "It truly is the only place that felt like home," Miles said. "I knew that no matter how my day was, that I would find peace and joy with this program. God told me this is where I needed to go, and I know this program is very, very special."
• Stewart, a 5-9 guard from Claremore, Okla., is the No. 80 recruit in the country and the No. 16 shooting guard according to 247 Sports. She is also No. 100 nationally by ESPN.
Bozan added 19 starts while playing in all 32 games. The 6-3 forward/center managed 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in nearly 15 minutes per game. Johnson averaged 3.5 points over 31 games off the bench, including 1.8 points over 18 conference games. Neale played in eight non-conference games but did not see Big Ten regular season or postseason action.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (NET 28, 19-13, 7-11 Big Ten)
Returning Huskers
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 17.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 8.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - RSo. - F - Redshirt
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Departing Huskers
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 11.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 7.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 7.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 6.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 3.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Incoming Freshmen (2025-26 High School Senior Stats)
1 - Ava Miles - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 14.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
10 - Maddi Stewart - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 14.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
24 - Ashlyn Koupal - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 28.0 ppg, 14.6 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10 Seasons at Nebraska (177-136); 19 Seasons Overall (370-245)
• Allison Weidner had her third consecutive season come to a premature end when she suffered a right knee injury in practice on Jan. 11, 2025. The 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., had played in 15 of NU's first 16 games and was coming off her best performance of the year with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8, 2025).
• She underwent her most recent knee surgery on Jan. 28, 2025, and is working to return for a sixth season as a Husker in 2026-27 while trying to complete her master's degree in educational psychology from Nebraska. Weidner earned her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2024.
• In 61 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over the past two seasons because of leg injuries (first left, then right).
• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.
• She averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).
• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career in the loss to No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 28). She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.
• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25.
Nebraska's Big Ten Journey
• The Huskers opened the season 12-0 before suffering a 74-66 loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). A road loss at No. 14 Iowa (86-76) followed on New Year's Day before back-to-back home wins over Purdue and Indiana (78-73, Jan. 8), moved the Big Red to 3-2 in the conference.
• Nebraska's season has included NET top-50 wins at Washington (25), a home win over Illinois (30) and neutral site wins over Virginia (36), Richmond (37) and North Dakota State (47).
• After a home loss to No. 4 UCLA, the Huskers suffered back-to-back one-possession road losses at No. 15 Michigan State and Wisconsin, before rebounding with back-to-back home wins over Illinois and Northwestern to close January.
• Nebraska opened February with six consecutive losses - all to NET top-25 teams, including four on the road. The Huskers bounced back with a road win at Washington (Feb. 22) before closing the season with a home win over Rutgers (Feb. 28) to finish 7-11 in the conference.
• Ten of Nebraska's 12 losses this season have come to current NET top-25 Big Ten teams, including NET 2 UCLA, at NET 6 Michigan, at NET 9 Minnesota, twice to NET 10 Iowa, NET 14 Maryland, at NET 15 Ohio State, NET 17 Michigan State, NET 22 USC and at NET 24 Oregon. NU's other setbacks were a one-possession midweek losses at Wisconsin (63-60,
Jan. 21) and to NET 54 Indiana in Indianapolis (72-69, March 4).
• Despite several double-digit final scores, the Huskers have been in nearly every game in the closing minutes. In nine of Nebraska's 12 losses, the Big Red were within two possessions of their opponents in the final six minutes.
• In 2024-25, Nebraska earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 10-8 Big Ten mark and a No. 40 NET ranking. Nebraska's No. 28 NET ranking in 2025-26 was as good or better than six Big Ten teams that earned NCAA berths in 2025. Four of those six Big Ten teams won NCAA Tournament games, including NET 28 Maryland, which advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Illinois (32), Indiana (35) and Oregon (41) also earned wins while Nebraska (40) and Washington (43) both suffered losses by five points or less.
Nissley Joins Prince, Hargrove as Returning Starters
• Senior-to-be Logan Nissley will be back to join juniors-to-be Britt Prince and Amiah Hargrove as returning starters for Nebraska in 2026-27.
• Nissley, a 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., averaged a career-best 8.9 points to go with 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a junior for the Huskers. She started 19 consecutive games to close the season and hit a career-best 43.3 percent (65-150) of her three-pointers.
• Nissley finished third in the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage (.433).
• She erupted for her best game of the 2025-26 season with a career-high 22 points on a career-high six three-pointers against No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). Nissley hit 6-of-12 threes against the Terps and moved up to No. 6 on Nebraska's career three-point list with 179.
• The effort surpassed her previous season-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting (2-of-4 3FG) while adding three assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She also hit for 15 points, five rebounds and five assists despite battling illness at Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She finished with 14 double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26, including eight over the final 13 games. Nissley capped her year with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament first round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). She hit 3-of-6 three against the Bears.
• Nissley added 12 points and four rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana (March 4).
• She had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She added five rebounds against the Wildcats.
• Nissley scored 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1).
• She added 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, while pitching in a team-high five rebounds to go with four assists in a Big Ten road win at Penn State (Dec. 6).
• She contributed 12 points and four assists at Minnesota (Feb. 12).
• She added 11 points in a Big Ten win over Indiana (Jan. 8), before putting up 11 more points against No. 4 UCLA (Jan. 11). She also had 11 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting in just 15 minutes in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida (Nov. 24).
• Nissley followed with 10 points, five rebounds, a career-high seven assists with no turnovers, and two steals in a win over Bradley (Dec. 3).
• She also scored 10 points against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29), before earning her first start of the season at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Nissley, who missed Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri and an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24) with a lower leg injury, came off the bench to produce eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in the season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• She missed NU's wins over Samford (Nov. 8) and Creighton (Nov. 12) before returning to the court for three points, two rebounds and an assist in a win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16). Nissley added seven points, two rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• She averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore in 2024-25. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• In 2023-24, Nissley helped the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game by making 10 starts down the stretch. The Big Ten All-Freshman selection averaged 7.0 points while hitting 39.9 percent (59-148) of her three-point attempts over 35 games.
Husker Roster Filled with State Players of the Year
• The 2025-26 Nebraska women’s basketball roster featured three state players of the year in basketball, who won their respective awards from their home states from 2021 to 2024.
• The trio of Natalie Potts (Missouri, 2021, 2023), Logan Nissley (North Dakota, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Britt Prince (Nebraska, 2023, 2024) combined for seven total state basketball player-of-the-year honors, while adding a pair of state volleyball player-of-the-year awards (Nissley, North Dakota, 2021, 2022).
• In addition, Allison Weidner was the Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports in 2021, while Britt Prince added a Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year award over all sports in 2024.
• Prince (2,491) and Weidner (2,282) combined for 4,773 points during their Nebraska High School careers.
• While Amiah Hargrove was not the overall Illinois state player of the year, she was the Illinois Class 1A Player of the Year in 2023 and was named the Southern Illinois Player of the Year three times (2022, 2023, 2024).
• Hargrove (2,774), Potts (2,108) and Nissley (1,664) combined for 6,546 points in their high school careers, while Hargrove and Potts each added more than 1,000 career rebounds.
• The Huskers will add two more state high school players of the year with Ashlyn Koupal and Maddi Stewart joining the Big Red in 2026-27.
• The first McDonald's High School All-American in Husker history, Koupal was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026). The No. 10 recruit in the nation according to 247 Sports and No. 22 by ESPN, Koupal was a Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year Midseason Top 25 in 2026. Koupal totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career. She averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior at Wagner Community High School.
• Stewart was the MaxPreps Oklahoma High School Player of the Year as a senior in 2026 after leading Lincoln Christian High School in Tulsa to its second straight state championship. Stewart was the No. 80 recruit in the nation according to 247 Sports, while also ranking among the ESPN Top 100. She totaled a school-record 1,735 points in her prep career, after averaging 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a senior.
Huskers Ranked for Seven Weeks in AP Top 25
• Nebraska slipped out of the AP Top 25 (Jan. 26) after spending seven consecutive weeks (six polls) in the rankings. The Huskers received votes in each AP poll until going without a vote on Feb. 9. Nebraska continued to receive votes in the WBCA/USA Today Top 25 (Feb. 10 & 17).
• Eight Big Ten teams finished the season in the AP Top 25 (April 6) led by national champion UCLA, No. 7 Michigan, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 16 Iowa, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 20 Maryland, No. 22 Michigan State and No. 25 Washington.
• Nebraska played 11 games against teams that finished in the AP Top 25, including wins away from home over No. 19 Virginia and No. 25 Washington.
• The Huskers made their first appearance in the WBCA/USA Today Top 25 on Dec. 16, coming in at No. 25 with 63 points. They moved to 24th with 95 points (Dec. 23), before slipping back to No. 25 (44 points, Dec. 30). NU fell out of the poll but received votes in each poll in January.
• The Huskers were ranked in the AP Top 25 for seven straight weeks to open 2024-25, before falling out of the rankings Dec. 23, following a 72-61 road loss at then-No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21).
Koupal Named McDonald's High School All-American
• Nebraska signee Ashlyn Koupal earned one of 24 roster spots for the McDonald's High School All-American Game ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four in Phoenix. The final rosters for the McDonald's boys and girls All-American games were announced on Monday, Feb. 2.
• Koupal, a 6-3 senior from Wagner, S.D., became the first McDonald's All-American in school history, claiming one of 12 spots on the West Team. As a senior, Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals while shooting 63.8 percent from the field, including 46.4 percent from three-point range for Wagner Community High School. She totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 253 steals and 383 blocked shots in her career.
• Koupal is also the first girls McDonald's High School All-American in South Dakota history.
• She set the Wagner High School single-game scoring record with a 42-point performance as a senior and broke the school's career scoring record previously held by her aunt, Mandy Koupal, who was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year (2003, 2004) at South Dakota.
• Ashlyn Koupal is one six high school players who signed with Big Ten schools during the early period in November to earn spots in the McDonald's All-American Game, which was held at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix (March 31) ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• Koupal also became Nebraska's first-ever Jordan Brand All-America selection.She is scheduled to play in that All-America game (April 17).
Huskers Sign Three Top 100 High School Recruits
• Nebraska signed a trio of top-100 high school seniors from the Midwest on the opening day of the national signing period on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
• Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year candidate and McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-American Ashlyn Koupal (South Dakota), Ava Miles (Missouri) and Maddi Stewart (Oklahoma) plan to join Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and the Huskers as true freshmen for the 2026-27 campaign.
• "We are thrilled that these three talented, hard-working, driven young women have chosen to join our Husker family," Williams said. "Ashlyn, Ava and Maddi each bring the skills, intelligence, character and work ethic to thrive as Huskers and will be instrumental in helping us continue to raise the bar in our program."
• One of the highest ranked recruits in Husker history, Koupal (pronounced - KO-pull) was the No. 22 player in the ESPN Top 100. The 6-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., was also ranked as a five-star recruit as the No. 10 player in the current 247 Sports rankings (No. 13 composite), as the No. 3 power forward in the nation. A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026), Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior in leading Wagner Community High School to the Class A state tournament in 2025-26. She averaged 22.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 3.5 blocks and 2.3 steals in fueling Wagner's run to the state tournament in 2025. She also produced one quadruple-double, two triple-doubles and 10 double-doubles as a junior. She averaged better than 20 points per game in each of her four high school seasons. A four-time all-state selection, Koupal helped Wagner to a Class A state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2023. Koupal is also an outstanding student, carrying a 4.0 GPA.
• Koupal totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career. She averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior at Wagner Community High School.
• Koupal, who chose Nebraska over Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and TCU, was one of 45 high school players from across the country invited to the 2025 USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp during the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• An outstanding all-around athlete, Koupal won her fifth consecutive South Dakota Class A state high jump championship as a junior in 2025. She also notched 12 kills to help the Red Raider volleyball team clinch a berth in the 2025 South Dakota Class A state tournament.
• "Ashlyn has great versatility, which makes her a dangerous threat to score both inside and out," Williams said. "She makes those around her better with her ability to pass and defend at a high level. She has a strong desire to be great, and the work ethic to match. She is going to have a tremendous career as a Husker."
• A four-star recruit who was ranked No. 69 nationally by ESPN and No. 70 by 247 Sports, Miles was ranked as the No. 14 shooting guard in the country by 247 Sports. The No. 3 ranked recruit in the state of Missouri, Miles, who committed to Nebraska in July of 2025, led Staley to back-to-back Class 6 runner-up finishes, falling to national power Incarnate Word Academy in both championship games. She helped Staley to a 29-3 record as a senior, after powering the Falcons to a 29-2 mark as a junior when she averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She also hit 50.1 percent of her shots from the floor, including 33.3 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior.
• A three-time adidas All-American, Miles was a three-time all-state pick and a four-time all-district and all-conference choice. She was the 2025 Greater Kansas City Conference Player of the Year.
• "Ava is an outstanding all-around player who is going to bring energy to the court and the locker room every day," Williams said. "She is a high-level communicator with the ability to create in transition and score at all three levels. She is willing to do all the little things to help her team win. Husker fans are going to love watching her energy and enthusiasm on the court."
• Miles said she chose Nebraska over Maryland and Michigan State.
• "It truly is the only place that felt like home," Miles said. "I knew that no matter how my day was, that I would find peace and joy with this program. God told me this is where I needed to go, and I know this program is very, very special."
• Stewart, a 5-9 guard from Claremore, Okla., is the No. 80 recruit in the country and the No. 16 shooting guard according to 247 Sports. She is also No. 100 nationally by ESPN.
• She averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists while leading Lincoln Christian High School in Tulsa to its second straight Class 4A state championship. The 2026 MaxPreps Oklahoma High School Player of the Year, she was also the MVP of the 2025 Class 4A state tournament. She averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals as a junior while shooting 46 percent from the field and 82 percent at the free line for the Bulldogs.
• Stewart finished her career with a Lincoln Christian school-record 1,735 points.
• A three-time first-team all-stater, Stewart was a two-time Pinnacle Conference MVP while playing for her coach and mother, Melody. The Stewarts led Lincoln Christian to four consecutive trips to the state championship game and the first two state titles in school history. Melody was named the Oklahoma High School Coach of the Year by the Tulsa World in 2025.
• "We are so excited about what Maddi brings to the Husker program," Williams said. "She is a winner! She is also a tough, gritty player who can shoot from outside and create off the dribble. As the daughter of a coach, she brings a high basketball IQ with her and a real desire to grow as a player and person to help her team win championships."
• Stewart, who chose Nebraska over Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State, said the Husker program provided a strong sense of belonging.
• "Nebraska feels the most like home to me," Stewart said. "I believe in what Coach Williams has built and in her vision for integrating me in the program as well. The fan base is unmatched and it is clearly Nebraska vs. everyone. Go Big Red!"
Husker Professionals Around the World
• Nebraska women's basketball continues to have a strong contingent of current professionals playing around the globe during the 2025-26.
• Overall, 11 former Huskers were on pro rosters with some of the world's top teams in 2025-26.
Kelsey Griffin (16th pro season) - Bendigo Spirit (Australian WNBL),
• Stewart finished her career with a Lincoln Christian school-record 1,735 points.
• A three-time first-team all-stater, Stewart was a two-time Pinnacle Conference MVP while playing for her coach and mother, Melody. The Stewarts led Lincoln Christian to four consecutive trips to the state championship game and the first two state titles in school history. Melody was named the Oklahoma High School Coach of the Year by the Tulsa World in 2025.
• "We are so excited about what Maddi brings to the Husker program," Williams said. "She is a winner! She is also a tough, gritty player who can shoot from outside and create off the dribble. As the daughter of a coach, she brings a high basketball IQ with her and a real desire to grow as a player and person to help her team win championships."
• Stewart, who chose Nebraska over Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State, said the Husker program provided a strong sense of belonging.
• "Nebraska feels the most like home to me," Stewart said. "I believe in what Coach Williams has built and in her vision for integrating me in the program as well. The fan base is unmatched and it is clearly Nebraska vs. everyone. Go Big Red!"
Husker Professionals Around the World
• Nebraska women's basketball continues to have a strong contingent of current professionals playing around the globe during the 2025-26.
• Overall, 11 former Huskers were on pro rosters with some of the world's top teams in 2025-26.
Kelsey Griffin (16th pro season) - Bendigo Spirit (Australian WNBL),
5-Time WNBL Champion, 3-Time WNBL Grand Final MVP
Yvonne Turner (16th pro season) - Nesibe Aydin Ankara (Turkish KBSL)
Rachel Theriot (10th pro season) - Beroe Stara Zagora (Bulgarian NBL)
Jessica Shepard (7th pro season) - Minnesota Lynx/Beretta Familia Schio (Italian Serie A1)
Isabelle Bourne (3rd pro season) - Southside Flyers (Australian WNBL)
Leigha Brown (3rd pro season) - Explosivos de Moca (Puerto Rican BSNF)
Makenzie Helms (3rd pro season) - Abbey Seals Dublin (Ireland Division 1)
Jaz Shelley (2nd pro season) - Geelong United (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 South MVP
Sam Haiby (2nd pro season) - Killester (Ireland Superleague)
Alberte Rimdal (1st pro season) - Csata Diaksport Egyesulet (Hungarian A Division)
Ruby Porter (1st pro season) - Adelaide Lightning (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 West Grand Final MVP
Nebraska Graduates in the WNBA Draft
2024 - Jaz Shelley, 3rd Round (No. 29 Overall), Phoenix Mercury
2014 - Jordan Hooper, 2nd Round (No. 13 Overall), Tulsa Shock
2013 - Lindsey Moore, 1st Round (No. 12 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Kelsey Griffin, 1st Round (No. 3 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Cory Montgomery, 3rd Round (No. 25 Overall), New York Liberty
2007 - Kiera Hardy, 3rd Round (No. 39 Overall), Connecticut Sun
2000 - Nicole Kubik, 1st Round (No. 15 Overall), LA Sparks
Husker Women Drive Four-Sport Attendance
• Nebraska continued as one of the top draws in women's sports in 2024-25, ranking second in NCAA four-sport attendance with 337,348 fans to women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball games.
• In 2023-24, Nebraska led the nation in four-sport women's attendance with a record 418,198 total fans across the same four sports, a total of 19,090 fans more than South Carolina's 399,108.
• Over the past three seasons, Nebraska has joined South Carolina as the only collegiate women's programs to draw more than 1 million fans in four-sport attendance. South Carolina leads with 1,096,561 while the Huskers have attracted 1,035,226. LSU is a distant third with 870,822 dating back to the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
• Nebraska was the only school in the country to rank in the top 16 nationally in average home attendance in all four major women’s team sports in 2024-25, including No. 1 in volleyball (8,713), No. 4 in softball (2,306), No. 11 in soccer (1,437) and No. 16 in women’s basketball (5,638).
• Overall, Nebraska ranked seventh nationally in seven-sport attendance (football, men’s basketball, baseball) with 1.3 million fans attending Husker home events in 2024-25. Only Ohio State ranked ahead of the Huskers in the Big Ten with 1.35 million fans.
• Nebraska was the only school in the nation to rank among the top 16 in the nation in average home attendance in each of the seven sports, including football (12th, 86,900), men's basketball (13th, 14,964) and baseball (14th, 4,913).
Huskers Continue Top 25 Attendance Streak
• Nebraska ranked among the top 25 nationally in average home attendance for the 16th consecutive year after closing the regular season with an average of 5,701 fans and a total attendance of 96,913 in 2025-26. The Huskers finsihed 16th nationally in the NCAA Division I attendance rankings for women's basketball.
• Nebraska 2025-26 totals surpassed the 5,638 fans per game and 95,838 total fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena over 17 regular-season home games in 2024-25, which ranked 16th nationally.
• The Huskers averaged 6,088 fans over 16 games at PBA in 2023-24, which ranked No. 3 in school history behind only 7,390 fans (2009-10) and 6,161 fans per game (2013-14). Nebraska's 2023-24 average home attendance ranked 15th in the nation.
• Nebraska set the school record with a sellout crowd of 15,042 in an 82-79 victory over No. 2 Iowa at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 11, 2024). The game also came in front of a FOX national TV audience on Super Bowl Sunday in Lincoln. The game was sold out six weeks in advance with no promotion.
• The attendance eclipsed the previous school record of 14,289 fans for Pack PBA on Play4Kay Day at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 18, 2023) vs. No. 7 Iowa.
• Nebraska’s 2023 Pack PBA crowd surpassed its previous women’s basketball attendance mark of 13,595 fans (sellout) against Missouri at the Devaney Center on Feb. 27, 2010. NU drew 10 straight crowds of more than 10,000 fans at the Devaney Center in 2009-10.
• Nebraska drew 9,750 to open its stay in Pinnacle Bank Arena with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. The home-opening crowd at PBA is also a Nebraska non-conference record. The Big Red surpassed that crowd with 9,772 fans on Pack PBA Day against No. 12 Ohio State (Jan. 26, 2025).
• Nebraska ranked No. 13 nationally in average home attendance (5,761) over 17 games in 2022-23. It was an increase of 1,282 fans per contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena over 2021-22, when Nebraska averaged 4,489 fans while going 16-1 at home.
• Nebraska finished No. 14 nationally in total home attendance (76,317) while ranking 18th in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in average home attendance (4,489). Nebraska’s 16 home regular-season wins (16-1) at Pinnacle Bank Arena also led the nation in 2021-22.
• In 199 games with attendance allowed (excludes 11 games during COVID pandemic 2020-21), the Huskers have averaged 5,256 fans per game (1,046,029 total fans/199 games).
• Nebraska produced its top attendance season in school history by ranking No. 7 nationally with a record 7,390 fans per game at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2009-10. The Huskers went 16-0 at the Devaney Center on their way to a perfect 29-0 record, a Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Big Red Dominance at Pinnacle Bank Arena
• Nebraska closed the regular season with a 13-4 record at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2025-26.
• The Huskers went 13-4 at home in 2024-25 with 11 wins by double digits. The Big Red owns a 67-17 record (.798) over the past five seasons with 11 of the losses to top-25 teams.
• In 16 regular-season games in 2023-24, Nebraska finished 13-3 at home, including a win over No. 2 Iowa (Feb. 11) to match the highest-ranked team ever defeated by the Huskers.
• Nebraska tied a school record by winning 16 home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2021-22. The Huskers finished 16-1, matching the 1997-98 (16-0), 2009-10 (16-0) and 2013-14 (16-2) teams for most home wins. Coach Amy Williams was a senior guard on Nebraska’s 1997-98 team coached by 2022 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Paul Sanderford.
• Nebraska delivered double-digit margins in 15 of 16 home wins in 2021-22, including wins over top-10 Michigan (79-58) and Indiana (72-57) teams, with only 2022 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Creighton falling by single digits (67-62).
Nebraska’s History of Home Success
• The Huskers are 545-184 (.748) all-time at home, including 13-4 in 2025-26.
• Nebraska tied the school record for home victories by going 16-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2021-22. The Big Red followed with a 12-5 record in 2022-23, before going 13-3 in 2023-24 and 13-4 in 2024-25. NU has posted double-figure home victory totals 20 times in the last 23 seasons, including 2025-26.
• The Huskers were 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16 after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) in 2014-15. The Huskers are 156-53 (.746) all-time at PBA since the building opened in 2013-14. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering their only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, 2014. NU’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single-season home victories.
• The Huskers played the first regular-season game in arena history against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, 2014. The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2014.
• NU won its first Big Ten home game at Pinnacle Bank Arena with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before an 88-85 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game.
• NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013.
Yvonne Turner (16th pro season) - Nesibe Aydin Ankara (Turkish KBSL)
Rachel Theriot (10th pro season) - Beroe Stara Zagora (Bulgarian NBL)
Jessica Shepard (7th pro season) - Minnesota Lynx/Beretta Familia Schio (Italian Serie A1)
Isabelle Bourne (3rd pro season) - Southside Flyers (Australian WNBL)
Leigha Brown (3rd pro season) - Explosivos de Moca (Puerto Rican BSNF)
Makenzie Helms (3rd pro season) - Abbey Seals Dublin (Ireland Division 1)
Jaz Shelley (2nd pro season) - Geelong United (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 South MVP
Sam Haiby (2nd pro season) - Killester (Ireland Superleague)
Alberte Rimdal (1st pro season) - Csata Diaksport Egyesulet (Hungarian A Division)
Ruby Porter (1st pro season) - Adelaide Lightning (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 West Grand Final MVP
Nebraska Graduates in the WNBA Draft
2024 - Jaz Shelley, 3rd Round (No. 29 Overall), Phoenix Mercury
2014 - Jordan Hooper, 2nd Round (No. 13 Overall), Tulsa Shock
2013 - Lindsey Moore, 1st Round (No. 12 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Kelsey Griffin, 1st Round (No. 3 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Cory Montgomery, 3rd Round (No. 25 Overall), New York Liberty
2007 - Kiera Hardy, 3rd Round (No. 39 Overall), Connecticut Sun
2000 - Nicole Kubik, 1st Round (No. 15 Overall), LA Sparks
Husker Women Drive Four-Sport Attendance
• Nebraska continued as one of the top draws in women's sports in 2024-25, ranking second in NCAA four-sport attendance with 337,348 fans to women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball games.
• In 2023-24, Nebraska led the nation in four-sport women's attendance with a record 418,198 total fans across the same four sports, a total of 19,090 fans more than South Carolina's 399,108.
• Over the past three seasons, Nebraska has joined South Carolina as the only collegiate women's programs to draw more than 1 million fans in four-sport attendance. South Carolina leads with 1,096,561 while the Huskers have attracted 1,035,226. LSU is a distant third with 870,822 dating back to the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
• Nebraska was the only school in the country to rank in the top 16 nationally in average home attendance in all four major women’s team sports in 2024-25, including No. 1 in volleyball (8,713), No. 4 in softball (2,306), No. 11 in soccer (1,437) and No. 16 in women’s basketball (5,638).
• Overall, Nebraska ranked seventh nationally in seven-sport attendance (football, men’s basketball, baseball) with 1.3 million fans attending Husker home events in 2024-25. Only Ohio State ranked ahead of the Huskers in the Big Ten with 1.35 million fans.
• Nebraska was the only school in the nation to rank among the top 16 in the nation in average home attendance in each of the seven sports, including football (12th, 86,900), men's basketball (13th, 14,964) and baseball (14th, 4,913).
Huskers Continue Top 25 Attendance Streak
• Nebraska ranked among the top 25 nationally in average home attendance for the 16th consecutive year after closing the regular season with an average of 5,701 fans and a total attendance of 96,913 in 2025-26. The Huskers finsihed 16th nationally in the NCAA Division I attendance rankings for women's basketball.
• Nebraska 2025-26 totals surpassed the 5,638 fans per game and 95,838 total fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena over 17 regular-season home games in 2024-25, which ranked 16th nationally.
• The Huskers averaged 6,088 fans over 16 games at PBA in 2023-24, which ranked No. 3 in school history behind only 7,390 fans (2009-10) and 6,161 fans per game (2013-14). Nebraska's 2023-24 average home attendance ranked 15th in the nation.
• Nebraska set the school record with a sellout crowd of 15,042 in an 82-79 victory over No. 2 Iowa at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 11, 2024). The game also came in front of a FOX national TV audience on Super Bowl Sunday in Lincoln. The game was sold out six weeks in advance with no promotion.
• The attendance eclipsed the previous school record of 14,289 fans for Pack PBA on Play4Kay Day at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 18, 2023) vs. No. 7 Iowa.
• Nebraska’s 2023 Pack PBA crowd surpassed its previous women’s basketball attendance mark of 13,595 fans (sellout) against Missouri at the Devaney Center on Feb. 27, 2010. NU drew 10 straight crowds of more than 10,000 fans at the Devaney Center in 2009-10.
• Nebraska drew 9,750 to open its stay in Pinnacle Bank Arena with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. The home-opening crowd at PBA is also a Nebraska non-conference record. The Big Red surpassed that crowd with 9,772 fans on Pack PBA Day against No. 12 Ohio State (Jan. 26, 2025).
• Nebraska ranked No. 13 nationally in average home attendance (5,761) over 17 games in 2022-23. It was an increase of 1,282 fans per contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena over 2021-22, when Nebraska averaged 4,489 fans while going 16-1 at home.
• Nebraska finished No. 14 nationally in total home attendance (76,317) while ranking 18th in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in average home attendance (4,489). Nebraska’s 16 home regular-season wins (16-1) at Pinnacle Bank Arena also led the nation in 2021-22.
• In 199 games with attendance allowed (excludes 11 games during COVID pandemic 2020-21), the Huskers have averaged 5,256 fans per game (1,046,029 total fans/199 games).
• Nebraska produced its top attendance season in school history by ranking No. 7 nationally with a record 7,390 fans per game at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2009-10. The Huskers went 16-0 at the Devaney Center on their way to a perfect 29-0 record, a Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Big Red Dominance at Pinnacle Bank Arena
• Nebraska closed the regular season with a 13-4 record at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2025-26.
• The Huskers went 13-4 at home in 2024-25 with 11 wins by double digits. The Big Red owns a 67-17 record (.798) over the past five seasons with 11 of the losses to top-25 teams.
• In 16 regular-season games in 2023-24, Nebraska finished 13-3 at home, including a win over No. 2 Iowa (Feb. 11) to match the highest-ranked team ever defeated by the Huskers.
• Nebraska tied a school record by winning 16 home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2021-22. The Huskers finished 16-1, matching the 1997-98 (16-0), 2009-10 (16-0) and 2013-14 (16-2) teams for most home wins. Coach Amy Williams was a senior guard on Nebraska’s 1997-98 team coached by 2022 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Paul Sanderford.
• Nebraska delivered double-digit margins in 15 of 16 home wins in 2021-22, including wins over top-10 Michigan (79-58) and Indiana (72-57) teams, with only 2022 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Creighton falling by single digits (67-62).
Nebraska’s History of Home Success
• The Huskers are 545-184 (.748) all-time at home, including 13-4 in 2025-26.
• Nebraska tied the school record for home victories by going 16-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2021-22. The Big Red followed with a 12-5 record in 2022-23, before going 13-3 in 2023-24 and 13-4 in 2024-25. NU has posted double-figure home victory totals 20 times in the last 23 seasons, including 2025-26.
• The Huskers were 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16 after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) in 2014-15. The Huskers are 156-53 (.746) all-time at PBA since the building opened in 2013-14. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering their only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, 2014. NU’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single-season home victories.
• The Huskers played the first regular-season game in arena history against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, 2014. The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2014.
• NU won its first Big Ten home game at Pinnacle Bank Arena with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before an 88-85 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game.
• NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013.
• Nebraska notched its first postseason home victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena with its 74-65 win over Missouri State (March 15, 2023), before adding a 77-57 win over Northern Iowa in the second round (March 19, 2023). It marked the first time Nebraska had ever won two home games in the same postseason tournament (NCAA or WNIT). NU’s only other postseason home game at PBA came with a 64-62 loss to Northern Iowa (March 17, 2016). The Huskers are 4-3 all-time in Lincoln in Postseason WNIT games, including 4-1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents.
• The Huskers are 49-3 all-time in home season openers, following a 103-46 win over Northwestern State on Nov. 3, 2025. Nebraska has won 19 of its last 20 season openers.
• Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center, including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play.
Huskers Radio Network Covers World
• The Huskers Radio Network was in its fourth season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women’s basketball in 2025-26, but play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch teamed up for their 25th season as the Husker broadcast team.
• The Huskers Radio Network carries every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com, marking the 25th year that all of Nebraska’s women’s basketball games were free and available to fans. In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Huskers Radio Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and 97.3 FM and 1490 AM-KIBM (Omaha) provide bandwidth for Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Lincoln, the Huskers also can be heard on 105.3 FM KLNC. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Huskers Radio Network’s women’s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest.
• Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.
• The Huskers are 49-3 all-time in home season openers, following a 103-46 win over Northwestern State on Nov. 3, 2025. Nebraska has won 19 of its last 20 season openers.
• Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center, including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play.
Huskers Radio Network Covers World
• The Huskers Radio Network was in its fourth season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women’s basketball in 2025-26, but play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch teamed up for their 25th season as the Husker broadcast team.
• The Huskers Radio Network carries every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com, marking the 25th year that all of Nebraska’s women’s basketball games were free and available to fans. In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Huskers Radio Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and 97.3 FM and 1490 AM-KIBM (Omaha) provide bandwidth for Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Lincoln, the Huskers also can be heard on 105.3 FM KLNC. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Huskers Radio Network’s women’s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest.
• Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.
• Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament game with Baylor was Coatney and Griesch’s 833rd women’s basketball broadcast together - more than any other Husker radio team across all sports in history.
• Griesch also has called 784 consecutive Husker games dating back to Jan. 5, 2003. The last game he missed came against Penn State on Dec. 30, 2002 at the Surf & Slam in San Diego, following the birth of he and his wife Emily’s first child, Hollan. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, Hollan celebrated her 23rd birthday on Dec. 10, 2025. Hollan has three younger brothers, Jackson (21), a junior at Nebraska, Brennan (17) and Isaac (12).
• Griesch’s streak has continued despite undergoing open heart surgery (Sept. 28, 2022) to replace a mechanical aortic valve. Less than five weeks later, he was on air with Coatney for Nebraska’s exhibition game with Washburn. Griesch also had open heart surgery as a junior in high school (May 1, 1990).
Huskers Made 16 TV Appearances in 2025-26
• Nebraska played 11 regular-season games televised by Big Ten partners in 2025-26, before opening the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana in a game produced by Peacock (March 4).
• The Huskers added NCAA Tournament games against Richmond (ESPN2) and Baylor (ESPN) to finish with 14 televised games by network partners in 2025-26.
• The Huskers opened a strong slate of televised games by rolling to an 84-50 win over in-state rival Creighton (Nov. 12) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in a game televised by FS1.
• Nebraska made the first of nine appearances on the Big Ten Network when the Huskers defeated North Dakota State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sunday, Nov. 16).
• The Huskers appeared on BTN early and often in 2026, starting with a New Year's Day game at Iowa with a 1 p.m. tip at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
• Nebraska was back on BTN at PBA to battle 2025 NCAA Final Four participant UCLA on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m., before squaring off with Michigan State in East Lansing on BTN on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.
• The Huskers played for the fourth time in January on BTN when they defeated Illinois Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. in NU's annual Pack PBA game.
• Nebraska opened February on BTN at Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m., before facing Maryland on BTN at PBA on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Big Red's annual Pink Game.
• The Huskers returned to BTN at Minnesota to clash with the Golden Gophers on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m., before a Presidents' Day showcase on FOX against Iowa on Monday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m.
• The Huskers closed their regular-season TV appearances on BTN by tangling with Washington in Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. (CT).
• In addition, Nebraska Public Media produced two games (Purdue, Jan. 4; Northwestern, Jan. 28) that were distributed across the Cornhusker State while being streamed on B1G+. All of Nebraska's non-televised home games were streamed to subscribers of B1G+, and all 32 games during the season were either televised or provided by a streaming service for Husker fans.
Nebraska Posts 21st Straight Perfect GSR
• In the eyes of the NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women’s basketball program has been perfect for 21 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 18 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 21 straight seasons.
• The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report Nov. 19, 2025, and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 21st straight season, dating back to the initial public tracking of the GSR since 2004-05.
• The Nebraska women’s basketball program joins the Husker women’s tennis and volleyball programs as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 21 years.
• Overall, the Nebraska Athletic Department produced a GSR of 92 percent.
• Nebraska continues to lead the Big Ten in Academic All-Americans across all sports (374) and NCAA Impact Award winners (19). More than 100 Huskers have also earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in history.
• Griesch also has called 784 consecutive Husker games dating back to Jan. 5, 2003. The last game he missed came against Penn State on Dec. 30, 2002 at the Surf & Slam in San Diego, following the birth of he and his wife Emily’s first child, Hollan. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, Hollan celebrated her 23rd birthday on Dec. 10, 2025. Hollan has three younger brothers, Jackson (21), a junior at Nebraska, Brennan (17) and Isaac (12).
• Griesch’s streak has continued despite undergoing open heart surgery (Sept. 28, 2022) to replace a mechanical aortic valve. Less than five weeks later, he was on air with Coatney for Nebraska’s exhibition game with Washburn. Griesch also had open heart surgery as a junior in high school (May 1, 1990).
Huskers Made 16 TV Appearances in 2025-26
• Nebraska played 11 regular-season games televised by Big Ten partners in 2025-26, before opening the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana in a game produced by Peacock (March 4).
• The Huskers added NCAA Tournament games against Richmond (ESPN2) and Baylor (ESPN) to finish with 14 televised games by network partners in 2025-26.
• The Huskers opened a strong slate of televised games by rolling to an 84-50 win over in-state rival Creighton (Nov. 12) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in a game televised by FS1.
• Nebraska made the first of nine appearances on the Big Ten Network when the Huskers defeated North Dakota State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sunday, Nov. 16).
• The Huskers appeared on BTN early and often in 2026, starting with a New Year's Day game at Iowa with a 1 p.m. tip at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
• Nebraska was back on BTN at PBA to battle 2025 NCAA Final Four participant UCLA on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m., before squaring off with Michigan State in East Lansing on BTN on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.
• The Huskers played for the fourth time in January on BTN when they defeated Illinois Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. in NU's annual Pack PBA game.
• Nebraska opened February on BTN at Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m., before facing Maryland on BTN at PBA on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Big Red's annual Pink Game.
• The Huskers returned to BTN at Minnesota to clash with the Golden Gophers on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m., before a Presidents' Day showcase on FOX against Iowa on Monday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m.
• The Huskers closed their regular-season TV appearances on BTN by tangling with Washington in Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. (CT).
• In addition, Nebraska Public Media produced two games (Purdue, Jan. 4; Northwestern, Jan. 28) that were distributed across the Cornhusker State while being streamed on B1G+. All of Nebraska's non-televised home games were streamed to subscribers of B1G+, and all 32 games during the season were either televised or provided by a streaming service for Husker fans.
Nebraska Posts 21st Straight Perfect GSR
• In the eyes of the NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women’s basketball program has been perfect for 21 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 18 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 21 straight seasons.
• The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report Nov. 19, 2025, and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 21st straight season, dating back to the initial public tracking of the GSR since 2004-05.
• The Nebraska women’s basketball program joins the Husker women’s tennis and volleyball programs as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 21 years.
• Overall, the Nebraska Athletic Department produced a GSR of 92 percent.
• Nebraska continues to lead the Big Ten in Academic All-Americans across all sports (374) and NCAA Impact Award winners (19). More than 100 Huskers have also earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in history.